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Firmware Switching Guide

R PRO-1 ships with Wi-Fi firmware because some people might not have ethernet or PoE.

Your device needs to be able to connect to the internet to switch between firmware files. If you are connecting to an IoT network on a subnet/vlan unable to access github.com then this will not work. You can also manually reflash your device serially (usb) by following our flashing guide!

Switch to Ethernet

1. Navigate to the ESPHome integration by going to settings -> ESPHome integration -> click on "1 device" below your Apollo R PRO-1.

Red arrow on the 1 device link under Apollo R PRO-1 in the Home Assistant ESPHome integration

2. Scroll down until you see the "Firmware Type" dropdown and select "Ethernet".

Firmware Type dropdown set to Ethernet in the R PRO-1 Configuration card in Home Assistant

3. Locate the Firmware Update entity and click on "PRESS".

R PRO-1 Configuration card in Home Assistant with the Firmware Update PRESS button highlighted

4. Wait a few minutes - this will download the new firmware file from our GitHub repo and then install the image.

5. Your device is now on the Ethernet firmware and is ready to configure!

Switch to Wi-Fi

1. Navigate to the ESPHome integration by going to settings -> ESPHome integration -> click on "1 device" below your Apollo R PRO-1.

Red arrow on the 1 device link under Apollo R PRO-1 in the Home Assistant ESPHome integration

2. Scroll down until you see the "Firmware Type" dropdown and select "WiFi".

Firmware Type dropdown open in Home Assistant with the WiFi option selected for the R PRO-1

3. Locate the Firmware Update entity and click on "PRESS".

R PRO-1 Configuration card in Home Assistant with the Firmware Update PRESS button highlighted

4. Wait a few minutes - this will download the new firmware file from our GitHub repo and then install the image.

Head to the getting started docs to get your sensor integrated with Home Assistant!